Regardless of lacking out on the year-end primary rating, Sinner mentioned there might be “no higher ending” to 2025.
A profitable yr on courtroom noticed him add two Grand Slam titles to his assortment, together with a maiden Wimbledon triumph, and attain all 4 main finals.
He missed three months of the season to serve a doping ban however nonetheless collected six titles – the second-best haul of his profession – after reaching the ultimate in 10 of the 12 tournaments he entered.
This newest win extends his prolific file on the end-of-season showpiece occasion, the place he has not misplaced a match since being defeated by Novak Djokovic within the 2023 ultimate.
Sinner turns into simply the fourth participant to efficiently retain the boys’s singles title this century, becoming a member of Lleyton Hewitt, Roger Federer and Djokovic.
All indicators level to extra dominance by 22-year-old Alcaraz and 24-year-old Sinner within the new yr, and extra contests performed at this excessive degree can solely be a very good factor for the game.
After the primary 11 video games got here and went and not using a break level, Sinner was pressured to save lots of set level with an enormous second serve.
He then dominated the tie-break, capitalising on a run of backhand errors from Alcaraz and executing a few pinpoint lobs, to seal the primary set.
His normally dependable serve faltered within the opening recreation of the second, with a pair of premature double faults gifting Alcaraz, sporting a bandaged proper thigh after receiving therapy earlier within the match, an early break.
Nonetheless, Sinner hit again with a break of his personal within the sixth recreation earlier than saving a break level within the seventh to maintain the set on serve, whipping the group right into a frenzy with every level he gained.
With Alcaraz serving to remain within the match within the twelfth recreation, Sinner pressured deuce with a down-the-line backhand earlier than dropping to the ground as consecutive errors from his opponent confirmed the Italian’s profitable title defence.
